Chapter 4: The Truth They Buried
Detective Harris met them at a safe location.
After hearing everything, he looked grim.
“This wasn’t a random kidnapping,” he said. “We uncovered something recently—an underground network. Children taken, identities erased, then resold or controlled.”
Elena’s stomach twisted. “You’re saying… Alex—Noah—was part of that?”
Harris nodded. “And if they’re chasing him now, it means he’s valuable.”
Noah clenched his fists. “I remember something,” he said suddenly. “A room. Lots of kids. And a man who said… I didn’t belong there.”
Elena knelt beside him. “What else do you remember?”
Noah hesitated. “He said… someone would come back for me.”
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Tears filled Elena’s eyes.
“I did,” she whispered. “I never stopped.”
